In the Lightroom - Overview
I use Adobe Lightroom as the main software for processing my digital images, from the raw files delivered by my digital SLR to the final image, whether this is a photographic print, for onscreen viewing or for publication on the web. In addition to Adobe Lightroom, I also use Adobe Photoshop for occasional image editing that cannot be achieved in Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop or PTGui for stiching a sequence of images together into a panorama, and PTGui and Garden Gnome Pano2VR for the stitching and prodcution fo Flash virtual realities. Examples of these can be found on other insight pages under the categrories Photoshop Magic and Virtual Reality.
These pages will provide examples of all the lightroom processing in Lightroom that I apply to digital images. I deliberate used the word lightroom twice, as the processing I carry out are the lightroom equivalents of the traditional darkroom, and as I use Adobe Lighroom for this processing. These lightroom techniques could well be applied using other software such as Apple Apperture.
It is key to note that I rarely edit images beyond the equivalent of traditional photography techniques carried out during the film era, ranging from film choice through to darkroom printing. I must admit though, that the lightroom equivalents are generally much easier and less time consuming than the traditional darkroom techniques.
As a start, these pages provide an example of creative camera use. I aim to expand these pages over time with more examples of the lighroom techniques that I use.